Strategic human resource management: Integrating the universalistic, contingent, configurational and contextual perspectives

International Journal of Human Resource Management

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 633-659

  Martín Alcázar, Fernando ^a   Romero Fernández, Pedro M ^a   Sánchez Gardey, Gonzalo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Integrative model; State of the art; Strategic human resource management; Strategy

Indexed keywords

EID: 22744443299     PISSN: 09585192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09585190500082519     Document Type: Review

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